| CHICAGO, March 3, 2009 - United Airlines today reported its preliminary consolidated traffic results for February 2009. The company reported a February consolidated passenger load factor of 73.2 percent. Total consolidated revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased in February by 15.2 percent on a consolidated capacity decrease of 14.0 percent in available seat miles (ASMs) compared with the same period in 2008.
About United
United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAUA) operates more than 3,000* flights a day on United and United Express to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United also is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 912 destinations in 159 countries worldwide. United's 49,500 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at united.com.
*Based on United's flight schedule between Jan. 1, 2009, and Jan 1, 2010.
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (‘000)*
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Feb. 2009
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Feb. 2008
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Change
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North America
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4,084,184
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4,736,340
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(13.8%)
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|
|
|
|
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Pacific
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1,405,665
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1,865,362
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(24.6%)
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Atlantic
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975,394
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1,172,950
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(16.8%)
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Latin America
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286,068
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376,930
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(24.1%)
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Total International
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2,667,127
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3,415,242
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(21.9%)
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|
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Total Mainline
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6,751,311
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8,151,582
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(17.2%)
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Regional Affiliates
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908,220
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878,073
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3.4%
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Total Consolidated
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7,659,531
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9,029,655
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(15.2%)
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (‘000)*
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North America
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5,295,067
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6,166,553
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(14.1%)
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Pacific
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2,027,926
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2,573,651
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(21.2%)
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Atlantic
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1,491,648
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1,732,259
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(13.9%)
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Latin America
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400,808
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486,462
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(17.6%)
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Total International
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3,920,382
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4,792,372
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(18.2%)
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Total Mainline
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9,215,449
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10,958,925
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(15.9%)
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Regional Affiliates
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1,249,484
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1,210,027
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3.3%
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|
|
|
|
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Total Consolidated
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10,464,933
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12,168,952
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(14.0%)
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LOAD FACTOR*
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North America
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77.1%
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76.8%
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0.3 pts
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|
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Pacific
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69.3%
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72.5%
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(3.2 pts)
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Atlantic
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65.4%
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67.7%
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(2.3 pts)
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Latin America
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71.4%
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77.5%
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(6.1 pts)
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Total International
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68.0%
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71.3%
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(3.3 pts)
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Total Mainline
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73.3%
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74.4%
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(1.1 pts)
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Regional Affiliates
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72.7%
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72.6%
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0.1 pts
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|
|
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Total Consolidated
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73.2%
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74.2%
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(1.0 pts)
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REVENUE PASSENGERS BOARDED (000)*
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Mainline
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3,968
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4,722
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(16.0%)
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Regional Affiliates
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1,714
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1,707
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0.4%
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Total Consolidated
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5,682
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6,429
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(11.6%)
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CARGO TON MILES (000)*
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Freight
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89,891
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142,689
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(37.0%)
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Mail
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17,182
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21,022
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(18.3%)
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Total Mainline
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107,073
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163,711
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(34.6%)
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (‘000)*
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YTD Feb. 2009
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YTD Feb. 2008
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Change
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North America
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8,353,560
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9,487,891
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(12.0%)
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|
|
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Pacific
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3,221,664
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4,101,466
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(21.5%)
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Atlantic
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2,205,632
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2,519,499
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(12.5%)
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Latin America
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619,565
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776,015
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(20.2%)
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Total International
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6,046,861
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7,396,980
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(18.3%)
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Total Mainline
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14,400,421
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16,884,871
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(14.7%)
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Regional Affiliates
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1,825,895
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1,763,832
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3.5%
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|
|
|
|
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Total Consolidated
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16,226,316
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18,648,703
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(13.0%)
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (‘000)*
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North America
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10,835,678
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12,498,712
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(13.3%)
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|
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Pacific
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4,383,042
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5,356,068
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(18.2%)
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Atlantic
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3,199,299
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3,533,647
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(9.5%)
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Latin America
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856,835
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999,410
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(14.3%)
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Total International
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8,439,176
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9,889,125
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(14.7%)
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|
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Total Mainline
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19,274,855
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22,387,837
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(13.9%)
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|
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Regional Affiliates
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2,570,719
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2,506,706
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2.6%
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|
|
|
|
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Total Consolidated
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21,845,574
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24,894,543
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(12.2%)
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LOAD FACTOR*
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|
|
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North America
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77.1%
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75.9%
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1.2 pts
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|
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Pacific
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73.5%
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76.6%
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(3.1 pts)
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Atlantic
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68.9%
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71.3%
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(2.4 pts)
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Latin America
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72.3%
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77.6%
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(5.3 pts)
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Total International
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71.7%
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74.8%
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(3.1 pts)
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Total Mainline
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74.7%
|
75.4%
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(0.7 pts)
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|
|
|
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Regional Affiliates
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71.0%
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70.4%
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0.7 pts
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|
|
|
|
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Total Consolidated
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74.3%
|
74.9%
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(0.6 pts)
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REVENUE PASSENGERS BOARDED (000)*
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Mainline
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8,188
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9,502
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(13.8%)
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Regional Affiliates
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3,444
|
3,455
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(0.3%)
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Total Consolidated
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11,632
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12,957
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(10.2%)
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CARGO TON MILES (000)*
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|
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|
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Freight
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178,263
|
268,777
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(33.7%)
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Mail
|
35,757
|
42,370
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(15.6%)
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Total Mainline
|
214,020
|
311,147
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(31.2%)
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*Includes scheduled and charter operations |
